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Date of Birth

10 October 1978, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Birth Name

Mya Marie Harrison

Nickname

Ms. Caramel

Height

5' 5½" (1.66 m)

Trivia

Professional singer

Studied tap under Savion Glover of "Bring On Da Noise, Bring On Da Funk" and has performed at places such as the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Smithsonian and the Shakespeare Theater.

Got her start as a tap dancer.

Recorded a new version of the Patti LaBelle hit "Lady Marmalade" along with Pink, Christina Aguilera and 'Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones' for the Moulin Rouge! (2001) soundtrack.

Lost out on the female lead role in Light It Up (1999).

Half Jamaican

Half Italian

Is from the Washington, DC metropolitan area, the same Metro area as Sandra Bullock, Alan Heitz, Martin Lawrence, Dave Chappelle, Regina Hall and Dwayne Winstead.

Once tap-danced on stage with famous tap-dancer Gregory Hines.

Is a vegan.

Is a winner of Two MTV Video Music Awards and One Grammy Award.

Parents are Sherman and Theresa. Younger brothers are Chaz and Nijel.

She was named after Maya Angelou.

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